Ryan Reynolds Enters the Horrors of ‘Amitryville’

Ryan Reynolds (Van Wilder) is set to star alongside Jimmy Bennett in MGM and Dimension Films Amityville Horror according to the Hollywood Reporter. Read on for more details…According to The Hollywood Reporter:

Ryan Reynolds is set to star in MGM and Dimension Films’ remake of “The Amityville Horror.” Reynolds will play a young father who marries into a family that moves into a haunted house.

British commercials helmer Andrew Douglas is making his directorial debut on the project, with Michael Bay, Andrew Form and Brad Fuller of Platinum Dunes producing for Radar Pictures, whose Ted Field will executive produce.

Scott Kosar wrote the screenplay. The studio executives on the project are Toby Jaffe and Pete Chiarelli. Reynolds’ credits include “Van Wilder” and the TV series “Two Guys and a Girl.” He recently wrapped “Blade: Trinity” and has a cameo in “Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle.”